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Where does “lleno” come from?

lleno (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish lleno, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

lleno (Spanish): "superlative": llenísimo; full

Definitions

  1. "superlative": llenísimo; full

Ancestry of “lleno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishlleno—
2Latinplēnus—
3Proto-Italicplēnosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “lleno”

  • llenar
  • rellenar
  • sobrellenar
  • yen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →